Thanks you made my point for me! People make their choice for a variety of reasons, race/gender is one of them. You attempted to discount that factor, which IMO is shortsighted. Some people is all you need in a close election which this one clearly is.

 

And I have reasons for it, reasons no one has made a convincing argument against.

I am still confused why Obama's lack of experience is being canceled by Palin's? Last time I checked Palin was on the undercard and Obama was the main event.

 

You can't preach that experience is of utmost importance and then have your #2 be a governor of a small state (in population) who was a mayor of 9,000 people 2 years ago. IF experience is a key issue, this goes against it.

Here's the bigger question: How does this play with those unlike us who like to discuss it ad nauseum? How many of the voters will be able to ID this candidate (or any candidate)? Is it just "us" that really cares about this?

You can't preach that experience is of utmost importance and then have your #2 be a governor of a small state (in population) who was a mayor of 9,000 people 2 years ago. IF experience is a key issue, this goes against it.

 

She's definetly a lighweight but I don't think too many people vote figuring that the top of the ticket won't be around for the entire term. Dan Quayle is a prime example.

Let's see, McCain supporters love the pick, Obama supporters deride it. Who'd a thunk it?

 

:lol: That is exactly what I was thinking. The people who cried the most about how horrible the Biden pick was are calling out Palin as the new greatest VP since Teddy Roosevelt.

 

Those touting Biden as the perfect choice are downing the notion of this Palin woman to be an help to the GOP ticket. It's amazing how we can't please . . . well . . . anybody.

She's definetly a lighweight but I don't think too many people vote figuring that the top of the ticket won't be around for the entire term. Dan Quayle is a prime example.

 

Does that mean we will hear in the debates:

 

"I knew Geraldine Ferraro, I worked with Geraldine Ferraro; You Ma'am are no Geraldine Ferraro." (Future quote of Joe Biden.)

:lol: That is exactly what I was thinking. The people who cried the most about how horrible the Biden pick was are calling out Palin as the new greatest VP since Teddy Roosevelt.

 

Those touting Biden as the perfect choice are downing the notion of this Palin woman to be an help to the GOP ticket. It's amazing how we can't please . . . well . . . anybody.

 

Let's have a moderator go back and exchange the names of Biden and Palin in the two threads about the VP picks and see how that plays out.

Does that mean we will hear in the debates:

 

"I knew Geraldine Ferraro, I worked with Geraldine Ferraro; You Ma'am are no Geraldine Ferraro." (Future quote of Joe Biden.)

 

One of the best, perhaps the best, lines ever in a debate. Quayle looked like he was going to cry.

I did not think that Biden was a horrible choice, just not the best choice (I think Evan Bayh was the best choice). Remains to be seen if Palin is the best choice or not (maybe Romney or Pawlenty would have been better), but it is sure a much more intriuguing choice than Biden politically.

Let's have a moderator go back and exchange the names of Biden and Palin in the two threads about the VP picks and see how that plays out.

 

Probably look like plagerism. :thumb:

One of the best, perhaps the best, lines ever in a debate. Quayle looked like he was going to cry.

 

You are right. If the four had been cast in the air I think Benson would have been elected as President right then just for that one sound bite. As to the bolded, I hadn't thought of it that way but you painted Dan Quayle about right.

So you are voting for McCain because he picked a woman as his vice presidential candidate?

YEP!!!!! You may call me delusional but you won't be able to say that I'm not anything but honest.

 

I will not vote for Obama...I've stated why numerous times.

 

I am not fond of McCain for reasons I've stated before.

 

I like Biden...always have...always will... but I can't vote for him becaues that would be voting for Obama.

 

I want a woman in the white house other than being there because she's a man's wife. If McCain is smart enough, for whatever reasons he has, to pick a woman to run with him, then my vote is his vote.:thumb:

She's definetly a lighweight but I don't think too many people vote figuring that the top of the ticket won't be around for the entire term. Dan Quayle is a prime example.

 

You (collectively) can't have it both ways. You can't promote the strengths of one VP and denigrade the other on one hand and then say the VP doesn't really matter.

The jibes about being the mayor of a 9,000 person town are going to come back on Obama. This country is made up of 9,000 person towns, and the more Obama denigrates it the more he will alienate all of those voters with his supreme arrogance. You can't tell small town America you're better than they are and get away with it.

You know, I never thought I would have a crush on the Vice President of the United States. If Palin wins, I will!!!